Ken, it would be a better picture if you were a few feet to your right!
Friday, September 7, 2007
On the road to Geiranger August 8
This is the famous Trollstigen or road of the Trolls. Unfortunately, we ended up driving into the fog bank and arrived in beautiful Geiranger in the fog.August 6, 7 and 8
Frithjof and Ase delivered us to cousin Turid's house in Jakobsli east of Trondheim where we stayed August 5, 6 and 7. This is breakfast in her beautiful backyard. The front yard overlooks Trondheim fjord so she has a great view! On August 6, Turid drove us out to a beautiful island north of Trondheim to see the nunnery and ruins of an ancient monastery dating back over 1000 years. Thanks Turid for your wonderful hospitality, great food and fun!
The chapel at the nunnery on the island of Tautra north of Trondheim. The view past the alter is to the Trondheimsfjorden. We crossed to the island on a bridge with an automatic gate to keep the foxes out. There are bird refuges on the island.
A previous entry describes our day on August 7 with Frithjof and Ase as we tracked down the roots of the Sorlie side of the family. On August 8 we said goodbye to Trondheim and started driving south and west hoping to reach Geiranger that night.
As you Sinrud's know, Ruby's grandfather Ole Sorlie married Ingeborg Lien. So here is Ruby at the Storen home of Jacob Lien, Ruby's great grandfather and Ingeborg's father. Storen is about 30 miles south of Trondheim. A better picture of the home before it was painted red is in Ruby's dining room in Silverton.
We left Storen and blasted (at 80kph) south on the E6 to Dombas, where we turned west up a beautiful river valley with waterfalls pouring down from each side. We encountered more wild reindeer along the road. Mickey - he won't hurt you! Just pet him. (or her)
August 5 in Hell
Exit for Hell - all services provided. There even is an airport!
Arrival in Trondheim August 4 and 5
Had a rainy August 4 with Frithjof and Ase in Trondheim. Attended the last day of the King Olav festival and had a great dinner at their flat. August 5 was beautiful so drove out to Frithjof's hometown of Hommelvik on Trondheim fjord, had waffles and coffee at a neat seaside cafe, went to Hell and survived (there really is a town called Hell), had a great dinner at a restaurant high overlooking Trondheim and Trondheim fjord and toured beautiful downtown Trondheim along the river. Thanks, Frithjof and Ase for the wonderful food and for being terrific hosts, tour guides, taxi service and a lot of fun!
Trondheim
Our ship - Mickey (in black) waving from upper deck below windows.
August 2 heading south
Small fishing outpost - many are set up to allow tourists to rent out the old fishing shacks.
Dried cod. Many of the buildings in the Lofoten Islands are painted red. The red paint used to be made with fish blood and cod oil.
Drying racks for cod are everywhere in the Lofoten Islands. They catch the cod in February and dry them during the winter months. When dried, the cod can be used as a weapon!
Henningsvaer in the Lofoten Islands. We took a bus tour out the fishing village of Hennigsvaer, then rejoined our ship at Stamsund before the long passage east to Bodo and the mainland while we slept. Actually while we tried to sleep as the waves pounded the ship.
Fireweed is everywhere!
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